gym & excess sweating

Hi everyone,
A couple of questions.
My pm is set at 70 on the bottom & 120 top rate. I'm joining a gym & wondered what happens whenI go over 120?

It is running at 80% for the top chambers & 4% for the bottom ones.

Since I have had it, I'm plagued by excessive sweating, mainly my head. It drips off my face & is very embarrassing! Anyone know the reason for tyhis & whether anything can be done to change it.
Many thanks,
Lizzie

4 Comments

exactly like me!

by Hot Heart - 2010-02-28 05:02:39

I'm 70/120 as well and go to gym, its fine! The doc didnt raise mine because i'm 56! huh!!!!

Fast walking at 120 is good enough anyway for me, keeps the weight off and keeps me in good condition.

Ahh right Tracy just saw what you said, I'm paced for a slow heart rate.

I sweat a bit more now than I used to, I think it's because my circulation is so much better, I used to be cold all the time

pacing

by Tracey_E - 2010-02-28 08:02:02

It will only pace you as high as 120. If your heart goes over 120 on its own, nothing will happen- the pm will just watch. If you feel short of breath or lacking energy at the gym, talk to your doc about raising that upper limit. 120 is low for a good workout so unless he has a reason for not wanting you to go higher, you might want it raised. Or, if you only have the pm to keep you from going too slowly, the upper limit may be irrelevant for you.

I don't know about the sweating but if it's new and excessive, I would ask your doctor. Are you on any meds that could cause it?

thanks for the replies

by Lizzie - 2010-03-01 03:03:53

thanks guys, I'll ask about the top rate & sweating next visit. Not for a while but I feel really good; no more faints etc Sick Sinus syndrome.
The gym trainer wants me to get the heart rate higher, so I'll give it a go.
Lizzie (64 yrs young) :-)

target rate

by Tracey_E - 2010-03-01 04:03:18

Discuss your target rate with your doctor before you try to go over 120. Most trainers won't understand that someone paced doesn't go by the usual formulas for an ideal target hr. If you're getting a good work out and staying under 120 but feeling good, I would not push it to get your rate higher simply because a trainer uses a formula that says you should be higher. Now, if you want to be able to work harder than you have been and that means you need to get your rate up higher than you've been able to, that's different, but again, it should be discussed with your doctor before trying it.

SSS means your sinus node- nature's pacemaker which reads the oxygen level in our blood and raises/lowers our hr as needed- gets lazy sometimes. For some people this means your hr dips too low at rest but once you get moving, you are fine on your own which makes the upper limit irrelevant. Or it could be that your rate won't go up high enough on its own so the pm uses something called rate response to sense when you are active and raise your hr for you. It will only raise your rate as high as your upper limit. If you are pacing 80% of the time, my guess is you are using it for both.

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